• Bush Enjoys a Warm Meeting With Koizumi
  (By Edwin Chen. Los Angeles Times. July 1)
  
  
• Bush Backs Japan's Economic Plans, Sidestepping 2 Disputes
  (By David E. Sanger. The New York Times, July 1)
  
  
• Bush, Japanese Leader Pledge Cooperation
  (By Mike Allen and Paul Blustein. The Washington Post, July 1)
  
  
• Koizumi clinches Bush's backing for reforms
  (Mainichi, July 1)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-
  news/829799/koizumi20and20bush-0-5.html
  
  
  
  

JAPAN'S DEFENSE STRATEGY AND U.S. MISSILE PLAN

• Tokyo's Peace and the American Agenda
  (By Masaru Tamamoto.. The New York Times, July 1)
  
  
• Report takes aim at ban on collective self-defense
  (Mainichi, July 6)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-
  news/829800/collective20self2ddefense-0-1.html
  
  
• White House Wants to Bury Pact Banning Tests of Nuclear Arms
  (By Thom Shanker and David E. Sanger. The New York Times. July 7)
  
  
  
  

PM KOIZUMI AND HIS REFORM PROJECTS

• Public backs Koizumi's reform projects
  (Mainichi, July 5)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/829800/koizumi-0-13.html
  
  
• A Jump-Start for Japan
  (By David Ignatius. The Washington Post, July 8)
  
  
• The James Carville of Japan
  (By Chester Dawson. Businessweek, July 5)
  www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2001/nf2001075_206.htm
  
  
• Reckonings; A Leap In the Dark
  (By PAUL KRUGMAN. The New York Times. July 8)
  
  
• Koizumi's Rx: Get Used to the Pain
  (By Brian Bremner. BusinessWeek, July 10)
  www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/jul2001/nf20010710_746.htm
  
  
  
  

PM KOIZUMI AND KYOTO PROTOCOL

• Burden Seems to Be on Japan to Salvage the Fast-Eroding Climate Treaty
  (By Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times, July 2)
  
  
• Koizumi Strengthens Bush's Hand On Kyoto
  (Eric Pianin. The Washington Post, July 2)
  
  
• Gov't may revise Kyoto Protocol so US can ratify it
  (Mainichi, July 2)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/829801/kyoto20protocol-0-
  10.html
  
  
• As Changeable as the Weather
  (By Howard French. The New York Times, July 4)
  
  
• Koizumi argues in Paris for Kyoto-pact time
  (Mainichi, July 4)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/829801/kyoto20protocol-0-
  9.html
  
  
  
  

PM KOIZUMI AND YASUKUNI VISIT

• Chinese speak out over shrine visit
  (Mainichi, July 10)
  www12.mainichi.co.jp/news/mdn/search-news/829801/yasukuni-0-1.html
  
  
  
  

THE NORTHERN TERRITORIES

• Isles of Despair Seek Japan as Savior
  (By Robyn Dixon. Los Angeles Times. July 10)